A/N: Here ya go, chapter 3! Please review, Things are going to be a bit sad in this chap, but it gets happier, cuz INUYASHA FINALLY MEETS KAGOME YAY!!!!!!! ALSO SANGO AND MIROKU SHOW UP! YAY *throws confetti*
It occurred to be I messed up Kagome's age…just go by whats in this chapter.
Guess what, I don't own Inuyasha. I know it was big news for me too.
You'd think Takahashi-san would give away the right to a popular anime, just because it is my 16th b-day..well that's what I thought, I was sadly mistaken of course.
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Love or Life
Chapter Three
Dealing With Death
By: Kagome-chan5
Beta: Sango-chan8
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After Inuyasha buried his Father next to where he planned to live, he set off for food. There was a human house nearby. It smelled like the only human house for miles.
Inuyasha smirked when he reached the house. 'Turkey!' Inuyasha thought when the family brought out their dinner.
"Mama? Why is this boy here?" A little girl with dark brown hair asked. She was a little younger then Inuyasha.
"Because Sango. Miroku is staying at the temple up the road and we just want you two to be friends." A man, presumably Sango's Father said.
'A girl, I'll never trust another girl. But the boy, maybe we can be friends!' Inuyasha thought, looking over the boy. He was older, Inuyasha decided, about 4.
"Fine!" Sango said and started eating her dinner. After the family was done they dumped the leftovers out.
"Miroku? Sango? Can you take out the trash?" Sango's Father called.
'What a weird Dad, their only toddlers!' Inuyasha thought, following his nose to where the kids were dumping the trash.
"Umm.." Inuyasha said quietly and Miroku turned to look at him.
"Who are you?" Miroku asked and stood in front of Sango. (A/N: aww).
"I'm Inuyasha, and I was wondering if you had any extra food…" Inuyasha said.
"Sure!" Sango chirped with childlike innocence and went inside.
"I hate girls.." Inuyasha muttered.
"Why? They are very cute What are you by the way? I've never seen a kid like you before." Miroku said.
"I'm a hanyou. I have to go." Inuyasha started to walk away but Sango came out at that exact same moment.
"Wait! Your food!" She ran up to him holding a small bowl. "Its some left over soup, I got it out of the fridgator myself!" Sango said proudly.
"Oh, thanks. Bye." Inuyasha took the bowl and headed towards his Father's grave. Inuyasha sat down under a large tree and slurped at his soup.
"Sango didn't seem so bad. But all girls are bad! They hit and scream at my like Steppy (A/N: His Step-Mom.) I hope I never have to see another girl again!" Inuyasha ate the rest of his soup and then fell asleep.
~3 years later~
"Hi! Its me again! Im just here to keep you on track since we are skipping ahead 3 years. Lets see their ages.
Miroku is 7 now.
Inuyasha is about 5.
Sesshoumaru, though not in this chapter, is now 10.
Kagome is about 4.
Sango is about 5 also.
So that makes the year about 1991. That sounds about right. Inuyasha has been in the woods 3 years and has become good friends with Miroku. He still doesn't fully trust Sango.
Kagome has been in the woods for about a year or so, living with Shippou and his Father.
Oh! Before I forget, that wolf kid would be about 6 years old, Ah! So many numbers, forgive me if I mess up. I'm going by what Mother always says. So now our scene is with Inuyasha and Miroku. Up until now Inuyasha has been living in a very small cave. Now, finally, he and Miroku are building a hut." Kisa says and a scene of Inuyasha chopping down a tree with Tessaiga is seen.
"Inuyasha have you heard?" Miroku asked as they started dragging the tree to the clearing by Inuyasha's Father's Grave.
"Heard what?" Inuyasha asked, adding the log to the other 20 or so.
"About her!" Miroku stressed 'her' like he shouldn't be talking about it.
"Who is "her"?" Inuyasha asked, as he mixed some mud to hold the logs together.
"Inuyasha! Your so clueless. HER! The other hanyou!" Miroku screamed.
"Hanyou? I'm not the only one?" Inuyasha asked.
"No you not, dog-turd. But I must say, she's one cute kitty.." A wolf strutted into the clearing.
"Shove it, wolf!" Inuyasha said acidly.
"Wait…you've seen her?" Miroku asked.
"'Course I have! Her name's Kagome. Kouga and Kagome don't it sound great?" Kouga boasted.
"Is she really like a Goddess? Strong and pretty?" Miroku asked in awe.
"She's pretty! Haven't seen her fight anyone but that fox though." Kouga said.
"Fox?" Inuyasha echo.
:Yeah, she lives not from here with some foxes. Wait a second, that smell…its my tribe! That's her smell too! Its fox blood!" Kouga ran out of the clearing, Inuyasha and Miroku hot on his tail.
The 3 stopped dead in their tracks. Blood. Everywhere.
"Shippou! Uncle Kitsune!" A young girls voice screamed from inside a cave. Wolves surrounded the opening to it. "Uncle Kitsune!" The girl cried again.
"That fox is already dead!" One of the wolves said.
"No.." The girl whispered.
"Oh yes. Look for yourself." The wolf motioned and something flew through the air landing at the girls feet. Blood splashed into her face and covered her outfit.
"Uncle Kitsune!" The girl looked down at the mangled remains. His once beautiful orange fur stained in blood.
"Kagome!" A little boy's voice rang out from a circle of wolves. "Kagome! Help!" The voice sounded terrified.
"Shippou!" The girl, Kagome, cried out. "Stop!" Kagome screamed. It was 20 wolves against one four year old girl.
"Get her!" The wolf yelled and the other wolves moved into the cave, claws ready.
"No!" Kagome grabbed the dead fox, that once was 'Uncle Kitsune' and hugged him tightly, more blood covering her. "Anyone! Someone! Help me!" Kagome screamed tears flowing down her blood splattered cheeks.
"No one is out there to save you! Were gonna use that pretty little tail of your as bed lining!" The wolf sprang at her, ripping her side. The tears from the small Hanyou Kagome only increased and the screams got louder as they echoed in the cave.
Just as the wolf pressed his claws to her throat one of the other wolves cried out in pain. "Whats going on?!" The wolf held Kagome tightly as he watched his men fall.
There.
That was the one.
The one with silver hair, he was killing his comrades.
A child.
"Help!" Kagome cried out. The wolf slapped her, leaving a red hand mark. Kagome's green eyes blazed. Her tail flicked in anger and her ears drew back. "Let me go!" Kagome screamed and raised her hand up, extending her claws. "Now!" Kagome sliced at the wolf who dropped her in surprise.
"You bitch!" The wolf yelled as Kagome started running to the opening of the cave, leaving a crimson trail of blood, from her cut on her side, behind her. Kagome ran as fast as her bruised body could carry her and she finally came into the clearing right outside the cave.
That's when he saw her. So pretty. Even though her long black tail was matted with blood, she was beautiful. Inuyasha watched Kagome run, the wolf at her heels.
"I'll really kill you now! You idiot cat Hanyou!" The wolf screamed and tackled Kagome. Inuyasha's eyes widened, that was her! The girl Hanyou!
The wolf cut and slashed at Kagome whose blood chilling screams echoed in the forest.
Inuyasha didn't know why, but all of a sudden he was pissed beyond anything. He dived at the wolf that was still slicing and cutting at Kagome, whose blood was beginning to pool.
"Leave her alone!" Inuyasha yelled and used, for the first time in his life, his claws as a weapon. He flung his claws out and orange yellow blades came out of each claw. At the time it had no name, but would soon be known as 'Senkon Tessou'. The wolf, surprised by the attack, was instantly ripped to shreds.
"Inuyasha!" Miroku yelled and ran up to him. Inuyasha just stared. He was…too late? The girl was dead? "Is she dead?" Miroku asked Inuyasha's unspoken question.
"I think.." Inuyasha whispered looking around at the carnage. One fox, 7 wolves, and one hanyou girl were dead.
"Shi…" Kagome muttered.
"She's alive!: Inuyasha turned around just as Kagome opened her bright green eyes.
"ppou…" She said weakly and looked at Inuyasha. "It hurts…" Kagome whispered and then peacefully closed her eyes.
"Kagome!!" The young fox ran up to her. He was bleeding but seemed o.k. One of Kagome's black and white tipped ears twitched at Shippou's voice, but her eyes remained closed.
"Father!" Kouga cried. "Dog-crap! You killed my Father!" Kouga screamed and charged at Inuyasha, Miroku, Shippou, and Kagome. Suddenly a bluish pink barrier went up, sending Kouga flying backwards.
"Which one of you did that?!" Kouga yelled and looked at the people in the barrier. His eyes landed on Kagome. A small jewel around her neck was glowing the same color as the barrier.
"Kagome did…she must be really weak for it to take control." Shippou said and grabbed Kagome's hand.
"What do you mean?" Miroku asked.
"Kagome has strange powers. That's why the wolves attacked us. She only uses them when she is scared or really hurt. She is still learning to control them." Shippou said.
Inuyasha, without a word, picked Kagome up gently.
"What are you doing?!" Shippou yelled. Inuyasha just ignored him and started walking towards the almost finished hut.
"Inuyasha…" Miroku said in amazement. Inuyasha hated girls, yet he was saving this one. Soon everyone followed Inuyasha.
Shippou had Miroku carry his Father's remains since her was too small. Kouga had taken one by one all his dead friends and buried them.
"Shippou." Miroku said quietly. "Kagome, how old is she?"
"She's about 4, I think. Really helpful around the house. Father was just starting to teach her how to fight." Shippou sniffled while talking about his Father.
Inuyasha laid Kagome down in the tiny cave he had been living in. It surprised Miroku that Inuyasha had laid her on HIS bed of furs and not the floor.
"Inuyasha…" Miroku stated in awe.
"Miroku!?" A girls voice called.
"Sango!" Miroku called back and a moment later Sango appeared at the cave.
"Miroku, they want you back at the temp--Oh! Whose that?" Sango rushed to Kagome and Inuyasha.
"She's Kagome and I'm going to take care of her." Inuyasha said.
"Forever?" Sango asked.
"Forever." Inuyasha said seriously.
A/N: WOW! I am finally done! I am so sorry people that it took me so long to type this, school started back up you know. I'm going to try to update at least one story once every week.
Ive started writing TWO new stories in my notebook but Im not going to post them until The Things We Do is complete, which its getting there.
New Story One:
Title: Until You…
Kagome and Kikyou were always friends until new student Inuyasha moved into town. How will the two most popular girls in school handle an out of control cutie? High school seemed so easy, to Kagome, until she fell in love with the most unlikely person. HIGHSCHOOL AU: KAG/INU PG-13
New Story Two:
Title: Fallen Angels
Kagome was murdered at age 16 by Naraku. Her Father was blamed and sent to prison. Two years later, God sends Kagome back to Tokyo to be a Guardian Angel. Naraku is still alive and killing young innocent children. Kagome cant just sit back and watch…will her new task: the bully of her would have been high school, help her or watch as she risks it all for her revenge.
Those are kind of bad summaries, but check them out anyways.
Please review, please.
~Kagome-chan5